Criminology: JAMB Subject Combination for Criminology

This page covers the required O’Level subjects required to study Criminology, the list of Universities in Nigeria where criminology can be studied. It also covers direct entry admission requirements for criminology which happens to be under the Faculty of Social & Management Sciences in some Nigerian Universities.

On this page also, we listed the special consideration for this course alongside other relevant information that will help you seamlessly apply for admission to study criminology.

O’Level Subject Combination for Criminology

Any candidate who wants to study Criminology should ensure that they have the required O’Level subjects for this course. Aspiring UTME candidates who want to study criminology are expected to have five (5) SSCE credit passes in the following O’Level subjects which must include:

JAMB UTME Subject Combination for Criminology

If you are a UTME candidate who wants to apply to study criminology in any Nigerian University, then you will be required to score not less than 180 in the UTME JAMB examination. The three (3) compulsory subjects that you will face at the UTME examination includes:

1). Mathematics

2). Economics

3). And any of History, Government, Lit-in-English, Geography, CRK/IRK, and French.

Direct Entry Admission Requirements

If you don’t intend to use UTME to apply for admission to study criminology in any of the Nigerian Universities listed below, then you must make sure that you meet the direct entry (DE) admission requirements for studying criminology below:

Two (2) ‘A’ level passes in Economics and any one of Statistics, Mathematics, Geography, Agric Science, Physics, Accounting, Chemistry, Business Management, Government and History.